Innocent Monster

I am not a Killer

So please don't kill me

This was one of my contemporary pieces, I was partnered with Casey, and we decided on dog fighting, and the banning of pit bulls as our subject matter. In several places in the states, it is illegal to own a pitbull, simply because it is a pitbull, and in some shelters across the united states, bringing a pitbull into their shelter is a death sentence for the dig, regardless of temperament. Some places will even put down dogs that look like a pitbull, and this is completely unfair to these abandoned dogs. They did not ask to be brought into a work where not many people understand them, and they deserve love just as much as any other dog.

This piece was done in a combination of Photoshop CS5.1 and Illustrator, the silhouette I used was done in photoshop, and it was an image of a pitbull puppy. I blacked out the form using the brushes and select tool, then took it into illustrator for the final bit. In Illustrator I traced the image and filled it with text, the words 'Monster' over and over again, and then colored the text in photosop to make the eyes and broken heart, that was also where I added the large overlay text.